The funny thing is it isn't one of his recipes. This is a family favourite recipe that we've been enjoying for years - probably since we very first heard of NigelSlater
I cooked a good quality local free range chicken yesterday – loads of chicken still left when I returned home I searched online for a chicken curry recipe
As a result I created something rather good, a Nigelslater style fridge rummaging session yielded a spicy salad with crunchy leaves, sweet mango and a cooling mint yoghurt dressing that just balanced the heat nicely
Mine was something of a hybrid – I used NigelSlater’s recipe as an aide memoir and adapted it in the way I remember my mum making the dish, without any celery or brandy It was utterly delicious and the perfect autumnal supper – served here with dauphinoise potatoes to mop up all the sauce
Remember, as NigelSlater often says, “a recipe is just a starting place” so always improvise if you don’t have the exact ingredients required for a recipe or tweak it to your own taste
Mustard (à la NigelSlater). Mascarpone (à la Nigella). I'm already craving roast chicken to go with it. In Real Food, NigelSlater offers up his 'best ever mash'
I first came across it in an early NigelSlater book, who in turn got it from Nigella Lawson. I’ve made it several times, although I had to adjust it quite a bit before it came out as I liked it – Nigella does like a lot more cream and butter than is good for anyone’s arteries
Stuffing can really add so many great flavours to a Chicken, but as NigelSlater has mentioned in the past, you shouldn’t need to add anything to a Chicken before putting it in the oven
